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Tobacco control

Awareness of Smoking Not Our Future - Youth Insights Survey 2010. In Fact

In the 2010 Youth Insights Survey, 14- to 15-year-olds were asked about their recall of Smoking Not Our Future ads. Almost all young people were aware of the ads and awareness was as high among smokers as non-smokers. Recall was higher among young Māori, a key audience for the initiative.

Skin cancer prevention

Sun bed users in New Zealand. In Fact

New Zealand currently has a voluntary standard for sunbed operators, incorporating recommendations such as ensuring all sunbeds are supervised and not allowing people under the age of 18 or with the fairest skin types to use them. Surveys by Consumer New Zealand have, however, found a high level of noncompliance with these standards (Consumer NZ 2010).

Tobacco control

Acceptability of smoking in outdoor places where children go. In Fact

In 2010, around three in four (76%) people agreed that smoking should be banned in all outdoor places where children go, an increase from 2008. In 2010, current smokers, people of European/Other ethnicity (compared with people of Asian ethnicity), and males were less likely to agree.

Minimising gambling harm

Services for people experiencing gambling harm. In Fact

The Gaming and Betting Activities Survey 2006/07: New Zealanders' knowledge, views and experiences of gambling and gambling-related harm collects information about attitudes, knowledge, behaviours and protective practices in relation to gambling and gambling harm.

Minimising gambling harm

Advertising and promotion of gambling - Health and Lifestyles Survey 2010....

This fact sheet looks at advertising and promotion of gambling uncovered in the Health Sponsorship Council’s (HSC’s) 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS). The HSL provides information on New Zealanders’ awareness of advertising for gambling activities and the influence of this advertising on their gambling behaviours.

Minimising gambling harm

Local communities’ concerns with gambling. In Fact

This Fact Sheet cover the results of 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) focusing on the results around local communities’ concerns with gambling.

Minimising gambling harm

Addressing gambling harm. In Fact

The Gaming and Betting Activities Survey 2006/07: New Zealanders' knowledge, views and experiences of gambling and gambling-related harm is part of the Ministry of Health's response to problem gambling.

Minimising gambling harm

Advertising and promotion of gambling. In Fact

The Gaming and Betting Activities Survey 2006/07: New Zealanders' knowledge, views and experiences of gambling and gambling-related harm is part of the Ministry of Health's response to problem gambling.

Minimising gambling harm

Groups at risk of at-risk gambling. Technical report

This report uses data from the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey to investigate which demographic groups are likely to be at risk of problem gambling. Information from this report can be used to create market segments to target messaging about problem gambling support.

Minimising gambling harm

A bet on the 'net – internet gambling in New Zealand. Preliminary...

In recent times internet access and use has become widespread in New Zealand. New Zealand-based online gambling has been available since 1998 with the launch of the New Zealand TAB site. In 2008 the New Zealand MyLotto site was launched. The only other forms of New Zealand-based internet gambling allowed are in the form of sales promotion lotteries.

Think Drink: Buying them alcohol doesn't buy them a good time - Impact...

Impact evaluation of the Think Drink Campaign 2009-10 which ran in Counties Manukau over a nine-month period between May 2009 and March 2010.

Skin cancer prevention

Does concern about vitamin D affect people’s sun protection behaviour? In...

Results from the national sun exposure survey were examined to find out whether people who were concerned about getting vitamin D from the sun showed different sun protection behaviours compared with the overall population. The results are briefly outlined in this fact sheet.